jhkey

rpm wrote:1. If you are still interested, you MUST post your interest to this thread within the next ten days if you want to hold your spot(s).

As someone sitting patiently on the waiting list, I just wanted to check in on the 10 day update. Based on my brief review of the first time tour attendees, it looks like there may be a couple folks who have not yet posted their interest to this thread. Yes, this is me being patient...

"I double the doctor's recommendation of a glass and a half of wine a day and even treble it with a friend."
- Thomas Jefferson (CT)

kkv123

I leave on travel tomorrow morning and will be away for the next two weeks, with limited access to email. Lest my silence be misconstrued as ambivalence, please let me provide the earnest assurance that I am still very interested.

Patiently and politely, I await the finalization of dates before purchasing a plane ticket but stand ready to proffer my non-refundable deposit at any time.

rjquillin

MarkDaSpark

cheron98 wrote:I've roomed with tenuki before. Of course, rooming with him tends to lead to giant cockroaches in the bedroom with me screaming and cursing and crying and him being passed out and having no clue any of it is going on until he wakes up in the morning to find me sleeping on a mattress in the hallway outside of the bathroom...

On the other hand, he never had his clothes folded so nicely before .....

Sorry Cheron, held out as long as I could!

x20

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

MarkDaSpark

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

chipgreen

Thanks, woopdedoo. I was hoping it would be the week of the 23rd as my +1 informed me she's unable to go otherwise.

We aren't even on the waiting list yet so I realize that our chances are slim but knowing the date, I am ready to plunk down a deposit for the two of us at anytime if the opportunity should present itself.

gregorylane

cheron98 wrote:Thank you for the update! It's now officially on my calendar as being off, and I will be getting flights booked rather shortly here.

OK...Cheron or any of you full time travelers...Right now I can book @ $362 for each round trip (kayak). However, if I book for 3 months from now it goes down to about $348. (Not that it is that much...but it is a couple of bottles bought on Tour). Think I should wait to be 3 months out to book, or will they auto lower if another (better) rate is available in the future?

Thanks! I don't travel all that much.

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

cheron98

gregorylane wrote:OK...Cheron or any of you full time travelers...Right now I can book @ $362 for each round trip (kayak). However, if I book for 3 months from now it goes down to about $348. (Not that it is that much...but it is a couple of bottles bought on Tour). Think I should wait to be 3 months out to book, or will they auto lower if another (better) rate is available in the future?

Thanks! I don't travel all that much.

I do not understand this. I've been leaning towards flying on Southwest more lately simply because of their change/cancellation policies, so that if the rate goes down, you can rebook, and whatever "extra" you spent previously will just sit in your account until the next time you book a flight.

I know Orbitz is cool in that if you book through them and then someone else books the same flight for less, you get a refund check. Dunno how Kayak works.

joelsisk

gregorylane wrote:OK...Cheron or any of you full time travelers...Right now I can book @ $362 for each round trip (kayak). However, if I book for 3 months from now it goes down to about $348. (Not that it is that much...but it is a couple of bottles bought on Tour). Think I should wait to be 3 months out to book, or will they auto lower if another (better) rate is available in the future?

Thanks! I don't travel all that much.

Statistically, the best prices on flights are purchased 6 weeks in advance. However, there is never a guarantee, and fares are primarily based on loads. Fare hikes and sales come and go like the tides...

The most important thing is whether you believe it is a reasonable price NOW. Whether you COULD have it for $20 or even $100 less isn't as (shouldn't be) important.

gregorylane

joelsisk wrote:Statistically, the best prices on flights are purchased 6 weeks in advance. However, there is never a guarantee, and fares are primarily based on loads. Fare hikes and sales come and go like the tides...

The most important thing is whether you believe it is a reasonable price NOW. Whether you COULD have it for $20 or even $100 less isn't as (shouldn't be) important.

A hunnert!!! Gads man...X2 that's a bottle of Kronos!!

There is really no point in trying to explain liberty to people who don't understand what it means.
rpm-2012

otolith

I will plan a vacation with my wife and I around the time of this trip, regardless of if I can make it or not. If we make it on the list, great. If not, I'll start calling around to wineries far ahead of time.

I did win a wine tasting with Scott Harvey, and will do that when I'm out there. It's for 8 people, IIRC, so I'll be sure to hit up some of the wooters.

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."
--John Muir

tiger7610

I'm still interested, question: there is a possibility that my +1 would not be able to make it. Is there anyone (preferably) female who potentially wouldnt mind splitting a room? Also for people who went last year, where was this hotel located? How close/far is it from stanford, bay area? The reason I ask is because I have friends in that area that I might stay with at least upon arrival. Also when should we arrive for the beginners tour?

CAGrl

tiger7610 wrote:I'm still interested, question: there is a possibility that my +1 would not be able to make it. Is there anyone (preferably) female who potentially wouldnt mind splitting a room? Also for people who went last year, where was this hotel located? How close/far is it from stanford, bay area? The reason I ask is because I have friends in that area that I might stay with at least upon arrival. Also when should we arrive for the beginners tour?

Um, if my hubby doesn't go, I'd be definitely interested in splitting a room. But I won't know until later. And there's also a chance that I might not be able to go. Guess we'll wait and see.

HitAnyKey42

tiger7610 wrote:I'm still interested, question: there is a possibility that my +1 would not be able to make it. Is there anyone (preferably) female who potentially wouldnt mind splitting a room? Also for people who went last year, where was this hotel located? How close/far is it from stanford, bay area? The reason I ask is because I have friends in that area that I might stay with at least upon arrival. Also when should we arrive for the beginners tour?

In 2010 (ie. last year ) we used the Sonoma Valley Inn at 550 Second St. West
Sonoma, CA. Though, whether this is where we will be this year is not yet known.

And as woop stated above, you'll want to arrive mid-day on Sunday:

woopdedoo wrote:Those on planning to be on the first tour will want to be in mid day on Sunday, as we will have a pre-tour reception on Sunday evening.

klezman

tiger7610 wrote:I'm still interested, question: there is a possibility that my +1 would not be able to make it. Is there anyone (preferably) female who potentially wouldnt mind splitting a room? Also for people who went last year, where was this hotel located? How close/far is it from stanford, bay area? The reason I ask is because I have friends in that area that I might stay with at least upon arrival. Also when should we arrive for the beginners tour?

Town of Sonoma is about 2 hours driving north of Stanford assuming average San Francisco traffic. I wonder if we know any people in common at Stanford. If you are looking to cut costs, I can probably offer molarchae's air mattress or couch for a night or two near UCSF Mission Bay.

chipgreen

rlmanzo wrote:Although I really, really want to go, my +1 has informed me that we already have plans that week in July.

Much as it pains me to say it, two more can come off the waiting list onto the newbie tour.

Thanks RPM for putting this together.

Having read through the thread, it appears that the only additions that need to be made to the waiting list are trifecta and trifecta +1, then chipgreen and chipgreen +1, all for the newbie tour. JesseM3 and his/her +1 would move onto the tour list to take the place of rlmanzo and rlmanzo+1.

ddeuddeg

cheron98 wrote:No problem, thanks just finally got my W-2s today and filed my taxes. Starting to plan out who's getting what from it

I thought W-2s were required to be mailed by 1/31. I didn't know your condo was in such a black hole, mail-wise. Maybe that's why it's not selling more easily.

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